The article reviews recent developments in the theory of fluctuations and correlations of
energy levels and eigenfunction amplitudes in diffusive mesoscopic samples. Various …

We review the quantum interference effects in a system of interacting electrons confined to a
quantum dot. The review starts with a description of an isolated quantum dot. We discuss the …

The ongoing miniaturization of solid state devices often leads to the question:“How small
can we make resistors, transistors, etc., without changing the way they work?” The question …

We review recent experimental and theoretical work on ultrasmall metallic grains, ie grains
sufficiently small that the conduction electron energy spectrum becomes discrete. The …

We review mechanisms of low-temperature electronic transport through a quantum dot
weakly coupled to two conducting leads. Transport in this case is dominated by electron …

We have investigated the spectrum of discrete electronic states in single, nm-scale Al
particles incorporated into new tunneling transistors, complete with a gate electrode. The …

The relevance of the open quantum system formalism for the description of weakly bound
nuclei far from the valley of stability, small droplets of neutral atoms, gas of trapped atoms …

We consider the form of the current-voltage curves generated when tunneling spectroscopy
is used to measure the energies of individual electronic energy levels in nanometer-scale …

Mesoscopic physics has emerged as a new, interdisciplinary field combining concepts of
atomic, molecular, cluster, and condensed-matter physics. On the one hand mesoscopic …

We form single-electron transistors from individual chemically synthesized gold
nanoparticles, 5− 15 nm in diameter, with monolayers of organic molecules serving as …